STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1338

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.C.R. No. 4

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 4 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DECLARING THE MONTH OF MAY AS LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH IN HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to promote new research and new approaches to diagnosis and treatment of lupus by proclaiming the month of May of each year as "Lupus Awareness Month" in Hawaii.

     Lupus Hawaii, Hawaii Medical Association, and a concerned individual supported this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments, for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 4, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 4, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair